League Play-Off

Guena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Delfim Guarda started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Armando Gomes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Guena FC's Paulo Amaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Viana in the 6th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Armando Gomes made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Amaro. Guena FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Parafita FC's Inácio Miranda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Parafita FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Gomes in the 18th minute of play forced Guena FC's goalkeeper Paulo Amaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Amaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Delfim Guarda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inácio Miranda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Gomes in the 29th minute of play forced Guena FC's goalkeeper Paulo Amaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Delfim Guarda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guena FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Delfim Guarda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Inácio Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Inácio Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Guarda in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Xavier Viana got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Guena FC's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Gomes came free, but Paulo Amaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Armando Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xavier Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delfim Guarda in the 46th minute of play forced Parafita FC's goalkeeper Inácio Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Armando Gomes made the kick off in the second half. When Xavier Viana came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Parafita FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Xavier Viana couldn't finish the play. In the 54th match minute, Guena FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. Inácio Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Guarda in the 66th minute of the match. Filipe Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Inácio Miranda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Parafita FC's Adelino Fonseca got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 81st minute of the match, Xavier Viana got a very nice opportunity to score, but Paulo Amaro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vítor Valente during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Armando Gomes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Amaro was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Xavier Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Amaro having to interfere. After having played for 94 minutes, Armando Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Parafita FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Armando Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Parafita FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.